A Perfect Equity

A   L   O   H   A  !

If you want some lies 

to be believed 

wrap them up

in truths. 

Danish Proverbs

You can lock your door 

from a thief, but not 

from a damned liar.

   Virgin Islander Saying

Eyes - Windows of the Soul

You do not lead 

by hitting people 

over the head.

That's assault,

not leadership.

             Dwight Eisenhower

Justice is not postponed. 

A perfect equity 

adjusts it’s balance 

in all parts of life.

The dice of God 

are always loaded.

 Emerson

We have the greatest 

power 

through love 

that can be known. 

It overcomes everything 

with its fierce and 

steady truth, if 

you can continue 

to stand in it.

          Jay Woodman

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Love You,

                  cloudia & Pixie

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Floral Friday

Feline Friday

Saturday Critters

Even Stop "Stopping"

A  L  O  H  A !   Just BE

 "If you surrender completely to 

the moments as they pass, 

you live more richly 

those moments."

      Anne Morrow Lindbergh

 "You cannot judge any

man beyond your 

knowledge of him, 

and how small 

is your knowledge." 

                 Kahlil Gibran

Hawaii  Style

“The only good thing 

about leaving Hawai'i is 

that you really appreciate 

it when you return.” 

            John Richard Stephens

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Thankful Thursday

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Thank YOU

Friend!

              Fondly, cloudia

Soul Expanding - Tiny House

A  L  O  H  A !

My soul is expanding

into all this new space.

Hawaiian Islands,

all in all,

are small in small.

Wheels in wheels,

micro-climates of

Weather and

Society.

Surrounded by ocean

thoughts loom large;

The island visitor

appreciates it all against

the weight of snow.

But endless days of

familiar sights and ways

can begin to feel

like living in a maze.

I think my mental health

has taken a big leap

with this move.

Which is not to knock

Hawaii in ANY way.

It is the nature of islands

to be surrounded by 

water, In this case

miles and miles

of it.

The world has opened.

It's bigger than I 

remembered.

Hawaii homes

are small homes.

To spread into this space

after boat living,

shack living,

Waikiki apartment

living-

There are no words

for my awe at

a driveway,

and rooms!

No wonder that
I'm amused by
the Tiny House trend;
You might say I've
lived it my friend!

So before you move

into your crackerjack palace

with your one pair of shoes

and kitchen a foot away

from the loo,

Realize one thing:

goldfish grow to

fit the container

they inhabit.

I'm getting big!

LOOK:

I'm a whopper!

Let's drive 50 miles

as obsessed holiday

shoppers!

I may have left

part of my heart

in Hawaii,

but I'm finding parts

I had all but forgotten.

Here's to HEALTH!

To You & Me

and Those That We Love.

Replacing thoughts of worry

with joy in the bounties

from above.

Love You, Man

                 Fondly, cloudia

Dues and Choices

A L O H A !

" Mistakes are part of

 the dues one pays 

for a full life. "

                Sophia Loren

“ We all carry within us 
places of exile, 
our crimes, our ravages. 
Our task is not to 
unleash them 
on the world; 

- it is to transform them 
in ourselves and others.” 

Albert Camus


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Feral Oahu Rooster

A  L  O  H  A !

 Proud Feral Rooster!


At two o'clock in the morning, 
if you open your window and listen, 
You will hear the feet of the Wind 
that is going to call the sun. 
And the trees in the Shadow rustle 
and the trees in the moonlight glisten, 
And though it is deep, dark night, 
you feel that the night is done.”  
Rudyard Kipling

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Wild Bird Wednesday

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Thank You!

           Warmly, cloudia

Stroll Waikiki With Me

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

" Spring: The music of

 open windows. "

                         Terri Guillemets

 " Love the life you live

live the life you love. "

                           Bob Marley

Click on the Kite!

" Never be in a hurry; 

do everything quietly 

and in a calm spirit. 

Do not lose your 

inner peace for 

anything whatsoever, 

even if your 

whole world 

seems upset. "

             Saint Francis de Sales

I'm working on it,

How about You?

Just making it

a goal

clarifies things

I think.

Linking to

Wednesday Around the World

Thank YOU

for Being an

Important Link!

                          Fondly, cloudia

Shingon Shu Hawaii

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

Shingon Shu Temple, Honolulu

click on photos!

Built in 1917-1918 by Nakagawa Katsutaro, 

a master builder of Japanese-style temples.

 Renovated in 1929 by Hego Fuchino,

  first person of Japanese ancestry 

to become a licensed architect 

in Hawaii. 

Note the steep, hipped-gable  

"Irimoya" roof.

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Placed on the 

National Register of Historic Places 

 26 April 2002.

Just inside the gate, 

one may relax and prepare

to commune with the eternal verities.

Click on photo to see the taps (right)

where one may wash and make clean.

[yes, that is a lotus pool]

Statue of Kūkai 

 Known posthumously as Kōbō-Daishi

"The Grand Master 

Who Propagated the Buddhist Teaching"

[in Japan] 774–835 B.C.E

Monk, civil servant, scholar, poet, artist

engineer & founder of 

the Shingon or "True Word" 

school of Buddhism. 

Kūkai is famous as a calligrapher  

and inventor of the kana, 

the characters with which, in combination 

with Chinese characters kanji, 

the Japanese language 

is written to this day!

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As you climb the stairs,

you must pass Füjin,

 Shintö god of wind 

to your left.

[See his bag of winds?]

On your right,

Raijin, god of thunder.

[Look at all his percussion!]

[ This IS a Buddhist temple,

but it is also very Japanese

to mix faith traditions.

This was a piece of 'Home'

to hardworking immigrants! ]

"The bell of mindfulness

 is the voice of the Buddha 

calling us back

 to ourselves. -

- We have to respect 

each sound of the bell, 

stop our thinking and talking,

 and get in touch 

with ourselves, 

breathing and smiling. 

This is not a Buddha 

from the outside.

 It is our own Buddha 

calling us home."

                            Thich Nhat Hanh

Shall We Enter?

Click Photos!

Ceiling Detail

Like Being in a Jewel Box

Many of These Appointments

Were Brought from Japan

The glittering altar 

 Anthuriums = Hawaii

Imbued With 

Lessons & Meaning

Side View: Altar

Note Tibetan Singing Bowl

Turning to Leave

I feel suffused by light

 View From McDonald's Parking

Oh My!

Linking to

InSpired Sunday

Thank You

for visiting

one of my favorite

Honolulu buildings!

                        Warmly, cloudia